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Homemade Caramel Sauce

Super sweet. Decadent. And Easy!
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Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes
Author: The American Patriette

Ingredients

  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ c packed brown sugar
  • ½ c heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp Mexican vanilla plain vanilla is fine, but Mexican vanilla is the best!
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

  • Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add whipping cream and vanilla. Stir.
  • Add brown sugar and salt and stir until they begin to dissolve. Turn heat down to low and allow sauce to simmer and thicken for about 5 minutes - stir intermittently. Remove from heat. Serve immediately with dessert or wait for sauce to cool before transferring it into a container.

Notes

You can serve this right away, but it also keeps in the fridge for a long time! I store our sauce in a mason jar in the refrigerator. You can just pop the jar in the microwave and reheat it any time you're ready to use more!